2013

So my resolutions for this year are to get closer to God and to get healthier! Then I was thinking about it and getting closer to God should be my daily resolution! I need to learn that when I have a problem to go directly to Him instead of trying to fix it myself! He has the power to change everything if you let Him! I am going to get up before I go to work and read my bible! Thats how I want to start my days. God needs to be number 1 in my life and my marriage. It will happen!

My mission statement for this year:
   I will not let Satan win!!!

If God is for us who can be against us?

God Bless!!!

Diet!

So I think my body is actually in line with my head about getting on a diet! I haven't been on one in a few weeks because sickness and other things. Although I didn't ever really want to do it I just knew I needed to. This time around my body is telling me to diet! I am craving water, fruits, and veggies! So since my body is telling me to do it I am going to do it! Starting Monday I will start the diet and exercise! I will take a before picture but not sure if I will post it till I start seeing results! Anyway I am going to try to start keeping this up again! I saw that a lot of people have started reading my stuff and that makes me feel good!

God Bless,
   Shannon

You are beautiful in God's eyes!

So last Sunday at church I cried for the first time in a service. The only time I usually cry in a church is if I'm at a funeral. We were talking about what God loves. They played this video at the end of it and it just made me think a lot.

I am getting teared eyed thinking about it again. I'll post the video at the end of this blog. It just made me think that no matter how we look at ourselves that God thinks we are beautiful! I wish I would have known that more when I was in high school! I think if a lot of people knew this there would be less of low self-esteem in the world. God wants us to know that no matter what we have done that if we want to change that He can help us. He can mold you into what He wants you to be if you will let Him!!! I guess just watching that video it just hit me more that if you are willing to let Him change your life He will. You don't have to do it by yourself! Tell God that you let go and are letting Him run your life now and just see how much better your life will be! I know mine is so much better when I let Him lead! It is my one wish in life that people know how much God loves them! If only they knew. It would change their life forever! Once I get all my stuff together that God wants me to do with my life I won't be stopped! God put me on this earth to do His work and I will!

My mom and I were supposed to die when she had me. My mom has always told me that that's why I survived! God has a big plan for me! I just can't wait to see what it is! I know it's to help people. Just not sure what field of it He wants me to do! So pray with me when I ask Him to show me where and what He wants me to do it! If anyone needs a shoulder to lean on or just needs someone to listen, I am here for you! Don't hesitate to contact me! If you have questions about Jesus ask me! If I'm not sure of the answer I will ask someone I know that can lead me in the right direction! Just because we are Christians it doesn't mean we know everything! I love you all!

God Bless!!!
 Shannon 

Spiritually healthy!

So not only do we have to be physically healthy we have to be spiritually healthy! A healthy relationship with God is the most important relationship to have! You can always depend on Him to always be there. Reading your bible, talking to God in prayer, worshipping Him, and going to church! He wants you to gather together to worship Him. I used to think it didn't matter if I went to church because I loved Him! But I know now that isn't all that it takes. Having a good church to go to is key in your relationship with God. That way if you have questions you don't feel weird about asking. Also so you might see that you aren't the only one going through trials that come along with being a christian! Manny and I have finally found our church home! We are excited about going to church again! Manny is reading every day and I am reading every day! I also keep a prayer journal! I love that God has helped us to make Him first in our marriage!

For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.
                            Matthew 18:20

God Bless all of you!

Bullying!

 So today a young man killed himself at school. I know the superintendent of stillwater schools is saying she doesn't know if it was from bullying because it wasn't reported. That it would be in there system. Most kids think that if they tell on the person that is doing the bullying things will get worse for them. I know when I was bullied I never told any adults. My friends knew but my parents and or teachers didn't know. It's easy to act like nothing is happening at school at home because your parents aren't there. It really breaks my heart that kids this young are committing suicide. People are just so cruel. It's crazy to think kids that young are so cruel. I wonder where they get it from!!!! Maybe their parents or stuff they watch on tv! There is so much hate in this world that it is unbelievable! These kids feel like they are alone and the only way to make the bullying stop is to commit suicide and thats not the case! If everyone would just show a little bit of love to everyone they met I think the world would be a better place! I just can't get over how many kids have killed themselves because of bullying! It just breaks my heart!

  This is something really strong to me because like I said I was bullied. I got bullied at school and on the bus. All because I was a little over weight. I almost got in trouble one time in 1st grade because someone was making fun of me and I hit him for it. I really did act like it didn't bother me hoping that it would make it stop but it didn't really. It just made them do it more. I'm surprised how much love I have for everyone even though they did that to me. It's all because of Jesus I can tell you that much. If it weren't for having Jesus in my life maybe I would have thought about doing something like that. But I knew that I was never alone because I had Jesus!!! I never thought about killing myself so don't think I did! Never even crossed my mind. I don't even think I knew what that meant when I was teased. Jesus got me through it with His unfailing love! Even though they made fun of me I knew that Jesus loved me for who I was!!! Thank you God for loving each and everyone of us!!!!

So before you start to say something mean to someone stop and think if someone was saying that to you! How would you feel? Look out for each other!!!

Todays events!

So today wasn't the best for Manny and I! We had a big bill pop up today that we can't really afford. We got some help with it. Not proud of letting someone help us. So instead of getting upset about everything what happened I stopped and prayed. Recently Manny and I have recommitted our lives to God. We have been reading the bible everyday. So today's events made me realize how bad satan is going to try and attack us right now. So I told Manny put your whole faith into God that He will help us with this. As soon as I prayed I felt a since of peace come over me. I know God helped not sure how He did but He did! I just kept telling Manny this is satan, this is satan. Satan can stuff it. He ain't getting us. God has us completely!!!

Anyways that is my rant for today lol

God Bless you guys!!!!

Faith and loving!

Faith: is essentially trust and faithfulness is dependability or trustworthiness.

Throughout the Scriptures faith is the trustful human response to God's self-relevation via His words and His actions. God initiates the relationship between Himself and human beings. He expects people to trust Him; failure to trust Him in essence the first sin.
                   (got that from the Holman illustrated dictionary)

What does faith mean to you? To me it's putting everything I believe and trust into God. It is very hard sometimes to have faith but if you take that leap God is there to catch you cause you have faith in Him.
 In my daily bible reading I am in Deuteronomy and Matthew. Doing OT and NT at the same time. Anyway it was talking about our God being a jealous God.( In deuteronomy 4,5,6 all talk about God being a jealous God) He doesn't want you to have other god's than Him. He shows us so much love even for all the stupid things we do He still loves us like crazy! Why wouldn't you want to put your faith in Him. God hates the sin not the sinner. He doesn't like what you do but God is still crazy in love with you. God wants you to choose Him. It's like when you love someone so much that you can't live without them and them saying I don't love you or even care about you. I'm sure how you would feel in that moment God feels that every day when people turn from Him! He wants you to turn and say, "God I want you and I need you!" I can't stress enough how badly God wants you. I mean He did send His only Son to die for our sins so we could have a relationship with Him. How many of you would let your kid die to have a relationship with someone? No one would. That is why God did that to show you how much He LOVES YOU AND HOW BAD HE WANTS TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU!!!!!! Just think about it!!!!!

I was gonna write this whole thing about faith but God had other reasons when I started typing. I think what I wrote about could be faith. I felt so convicted to write this that I was tearing up while typing it.

    So I will leave you with a few bible verses about faith:

      But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners.
                               Romans 4:5

      But that does not mean we want to dominate you by telling you how to put your faith into practice. We want to work together with you so you will be full of joy, for it is by your own faith that you stand firm.
                             2 Corinthians 1:24

      5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 and one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all.
                             Ephesians 4:5-6

      Don't let them waste their time in endless discussion of myths and spiritual pedigrees. These things only lead to meaningless speculations, which don't help people live a life of faith in God.
                            1 Timothy 1:4